- Date
- February 28, 1989, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Springboro, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2805SCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890228003729A
- Case key
- 7992
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Probable cause
Loss of power (takeoff) from carburetor ice due to improper use of carburetor heat during extended ground operation using auto fuel in weather which was conducive to icing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Acft was being flown by owner on 1st flt after engine case had been split, valve repair, & carburetor float replacement. Auto fuel was being used which was put in acft about six weeks before accident. No contamination was found in fuel, engine was run on test cell, & carb was flow checked after accident. PIC rpted long taxi to take off rwy plus delay due to other traffic. FAA ac 91-33A notes carb ice will form at higher temp & more rapidly than av gas. Ice probability chart showed wx cond conducive to carb ice with use of av gas. FAA ac 20-113 recommends using carb heat prior to take off when cond are conducive to carb ice to remove any ice built up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2805S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066075
- Airframe hours
- 3,033
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David R. Vukin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 15, 1989
- Airport
- MGY · Dayton General South, runway 20, 5,000 × 60 ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 960 total · 400 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.